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RICHARD BOHRISGI-I, OF EAST LAS VEGAS, TERRITORY OF NEV MEXICO.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 600,707, dated March 15, 1898.

Application filed July 30, 1897.

To all whom t may concern.-

Beit known that I, RICHARD BoHRiscH, of East Las Vegas, in the county of San Miguel and Territory of New Mexico, have invented new and useful Improvements in SashSup porters, of which the following is a full, clear,

4 and exact speciiication.

My invention relates to`certain improvements in sash-supporters, and has for its object to hide the cord and the opening through which the cord passes within the window-cas ing, and also to facilitate the releasing of the cord from the sash and to secure it when so released.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figures l and 2 are sectional elevations showing sligh tlysdifferent applications of my invention. Fig. 3 is ahorizontal section taken through the pulley-casing. Figs. 4 and 5 are perspectives ot' the pulley-casing, showing the cord in place, the two figures representing slightly-modified constructions. Fig. 6 is a side elevation of a pulley-casing, showing only one pulley in place and showing the manner of securing the cord after releasing it from the sash. Figs. 7 and 8 are elevations, mainly in section, showing the cord-securing hook fastened in the corner of the sash and the manner of fastening the cord thereto. Fig. 9 is a horizontal section taken through the sash at said hook; and Fig. l0 is an edge elevation of the sash at said point, showing the end of the cord attached to the sash.

In the drawings, A represents a lower window-sash, and B an upper sash. The casing is provided with a chamber C in each side, formed by the two bars C. At a point just below the top of the lower sash and just above the bottom of the upper sash the bars C, forming the sides of the casing, are pierced to receive the pulley-casings. These pulleycasings are constructed as shown in Figs. 4t and`5 and consist of the two side plates D and the front face F. The two side plates D form a chamber, within which are placed the pulleys E and E', over which'the sash-cords pass. The side plates D of the casings are inserted in recesses formed in the side bars C, and the faces F, which are in the form of Serial No. 646,498. (No model.)

and over a pulley I', mounted within the chamber C', and then attached to a weight J, which rises and falls Within said chamber. By this means the cord is passed through the outer wall of the chamber C at a point Where it will be out of sight, and by using the upper pulley I an ample drop of theweight J is assured.

.In Fig. 2 a slightly-modified form of construction is shown, in which a single pulley is located within the pulley-casing, said pulley-casing being shown in detail in Fig. 6. In this case a pulley I is mounted upon the outer surface of the bar forming one side of the chamber C', in addition to the pulley I previously described.` This pulley I may be mounted near the pulley E, as shown at the left in Fig. 2, and the cord e passes therefrom up over the pulley I', or a pulley I2 may be located at the bottom of the chamber C', as shown at the right in Fig. 2, in which case the cord e passes up over a pulley I3, secured to the inner surface of the outer wall of the window-casing.

The windowsash A near its bottom has an angular recess formed in its edge, within which is placed a case N. J ournaled in this case is a hook K, which has a square hole It therethrough, adapted to receive a square shank m of a crank or key M. The hook K has a recess k on the under side of its outer dog has a finger L projecting through a slot L2 in the case N and by which the dog may be released when desired. In attaching the cord e and its hook the hook K is held in hori- Zontal position, as shown in Fig. 7, by using IOO 'thrown back by engaging the pin L.

the handle or key M. The hook K is then thrown down to the position shown in Fig. 8, where it is loc'ked and held bythe dog L. To release the cord from the sash, the dog is In the position shown in full lines in Fig. 8 it is impossible for the cord to get unhooked.

Upon the end of the cord e is fastened a hook made of a single piece of metal and consisting of two curved portions Gr, which at their outer ends are united by a transverse member G. The opposite or shank ends of the hook are bent toward the center, as shown at c/,forming a shoulder upon each side. From this point the shanks are broadened and eX- tended parallel with each other, being curved interiorly to iit over the end of the cord e.

The shank portion g' of the hook at its outer end is slightly reduced or given a curved or crescent shape, so thataring g2 may be slipped over the same after the end of the cord e has been put in place between said shank portions, said ring thus binding the two halves of the shank upon the cord.

The plate D at one side of the pulley-casing is cut away at d a short distance below the pulley E. The plate F is also cut away and has lugs f thereon projecting toward the longitudinal center of the plate and narrowing the slot through which the sash-cord passes. A recess is thus formed for the reception of the hook G when released from the sash.

When it is desired to release the sash from the cord, this may readily be done by turning the key or handle M until the hook K assumes the position shown in dotted lines inl Fig. 8 or by releasing the dog L, as heretofore described. The cord may then be secured in the pulley-casing by placing the shank of the hook G between the two lugs f and the body of the hook in the recess formed by cutting away the plates D and F, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6.

In Fig. 5 the pulley-casing is arranged to have the pulley E located below the pulley E. The construction of this pulley-casing is in all essential points the same as that shown in Fig. 4.

In Fig. 6 a pulley-casing is shown in which but one pulley is employed, the second pulley beingy located in the chamber in the windowcasing.

By using two cord-pulleys, as described, the cord may be offset and passed into the chamber formed within the window-casing and continued in the same direction, if desired.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. A pulley-casing adapted to be inserted in the side of a window-casing and having a pulley pivoted therein, a cord passing over the pulley, and a hook fixed on the end of the cord and having side projecting shoulders, said casing having a recess beneath the pulley adapted to receive said hook, and a'slot connecting the recess with the pulley-chamber, substantially as described. f

2. A sash-supporting device comprising a pulley-casing iitted in the window-casing, a weighted cord passing through the pulleycasing and having a hook on its outer end, the window-sash having a recess in its lower corner, a case fitting and secured in said recess, an arm or hook pivoted to the sash and within said case, a locking-dog therefor, and a handle attachable to and detachable from said arm or hook and by which it may be operated, substantially as described.

3. A hook for the ends of the sash-cords,

comprising two similarly curved or hooked side bars united at theirouter en ds by a transverse portion, the opposite ends of the hook having a transverse portion connecting them with the shank, and a shank having a crescent shaped or curved cross-section adapted to embrace the end of a cord, and a ring adapted to embrace the shank and clamp it upon the cord, substantially as described.

4. A hook for attaching the cord ends comprising double hooks connected at one end by a transverse bar and having the shank ends made concave in cross-section and the outer end surfaces sloping or conical with the small end of the cone toward the end of the shank, and a ring fitting over said ends, substantially as described.

5. A device for attaching cords to windowsashes, comprising a case recessed into the edge of the sash, a hooked arm pivoted therein and havinga non-circular hole in its pivot, and a projecting lug or catch on one side IOO thereof, a dog engageable therewith, a pin attached to said dog and extending through the wall of the case and the sash, and a cranked bar or key iitting the hole in the hooked arm, substantially as described.

RICHARD BOI-IRISCI-I.

Witnesses:

THOMAS L. BowLEs, AMos A. KLINE. 

